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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $34.9B
1-Year Est. Return 18.88%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.41%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VCYT icon
1101
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.71B
$135K ﹤0.01%
28,945
– –
SWN
1102
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$134K ﹤0.01%
10,565
-3,100
-23% -$53.9K
NMA
1103
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI ADVANTAGE FUND
NMA
$133K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
UPL
1104
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$128K ﹤0.01%
20,031
– –
DANG
1105
DELISTED
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
$123K ﹤0.01%
20,750
+1,500
+8% +$9.8K
MWW
1106
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$122K ﹤0.01%
19,050
– –
OMER icon
1107
Omeros
OMER
$952M
$121K ﹤0.01%
11,000
– –
PHYS icon
1108
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$15.3B
$119K ﹤0.01%
13,022
– –
SVU
1109
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$111K ﹤0.01%
2,207
– –
RF icon
1110
Regions Financial
RF
$26.8B
$110K ﹤0.01%
12,289
-12,948
-51% -$128K
CHK
1111
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$109K ﹤0.01%
75
+4
+6% +$6.79K
CECO icon
1112
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.01B
$106K ﹤0.01%
12,980
– –
TNGO
1113
DELISTED
Tangoe, Inc.
TNGO
$106K ﹤0.01%
14,805
-800,259
-98% -$7.45M
SRN
1114
DELISTED
SOUTHERN BANC CO,INC.(THE)
SRN
$105K ﹤0.01%
10,542
+42
+0.4% +$418
UPLD icon
1115
Upland Software
UPLD
$12.6M
$103K ﹤0.01%
1,313
+250
+24% +$20.2K
KMI icon
1116
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.7B
$102K ﹤0.01%
3,700
+1,700
+85% +$56.3K
CORT icon
1117
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$11.7B
$101K ﹤0.01%
27,000
– –
EVOL
1118
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
$97K ﹤0.01%
16,140
-716,545
-98% -$5.04M
BP icon
1119
CALL
BP
BP
$109B
$91K ﹤0.01%
+3,565
New +$104K
HCR
1120
CALL
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$81K ﹤0.01%
+11,100
New +$185K
VNCE icon
1121
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$88.1M
$79K ﹤0.01%
2,315
-1,150
-33% -$94.8K
DSE
1122
DELISTED
Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc.
DSE
$72K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
CNXR
1123
DELISTED
Connecture, Inc.
CNXR
$69K ﹤0.01%
15,342
-233,827
-94% -$1.85M
LINE
1124
DELISTED
LINN ENERGY LLC COM UTS REP LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
LINE
$69K ﹤0.01%
25,871
-16,255
-39% -$72.3K
PRDO icon
1125
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.03B
$67K ﹤0.01%
+17,850
New +$65K
43 44
45
46 47

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.